Contemporary home in Scotland built around historic ruins

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Scottish practice WT Architecture have designed a house in and around the ruins of a historical building named 'The White House,' the location where famed Scottish diarist Boswell and essayist Johnston visited during their tour of the Hebrides in 1773.

Photography by Andrew Lee

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Located in Isle of Coll, Scotland, the original stone house was built in the mid-1700s before being abandoned in the mid-1800s when the structure began to crack.

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The architects were careful in paying respect to this history, leaving the spectacularly cleft ruin as is, and creating liveable spaces, which mean it's partly occupied by its residents.

Photography by Andrew Lee

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A glazed living room link connects the domestic accommodation wing to the ruin at the west. This is sheltered by a massive dry stone wall that extends into the landscape.

Photography by Andrew Lee

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The architects were careful in paying respect to this history, leaving the spectacularly cleft ruin as is, and creating liveable spaces, which mean it's partly occupied by its residents.

Photography by Andrew Lee

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ere the original stone wall, contrasts against a contemporary glass staircase.

Photography by Andrew Lee

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The new living room addition to the home has large floor-to-ceiling panes of glass to take in views of the surrounding Grishipol Bay.

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The glass walls soften the lines between inside and outside.

Photography by Andrew Lee

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Here a small study nook is clad in amber-toned timber joinery
to create a cosy space.